Fake urine poses law enforcement challenge. People trying to pass off another person's urine has long been an issue for Tippecanoe County, Ind., courts. In recent years, testers are seeing more synthetic urine kits. The (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal & Courier.
Quick Answer. The bathroom of a maritime vessel is known as the head because of its location aboard vessels in the bow or fore of the ship, as explained by the Naval Heritage and History Command. The term first appears in 1708 in Woodes Rogers' book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.. Continue Reading.
As far as showers are concerned, the head is connected to the arm. Because the fixture that sprays shower water is called a shower head, it seems to make anatomical sense to call the pipe that connects it to the water supply the neck.. The plumber who first called it a shower arm apparently didn't know much about anatomy, however, and that's the name that stuck.